Lygus rugulipennis

Taxonomic position
▼ Lygus (genus) ▼ Miridae ▼ Heteroptera (plantsucking) ▼ Hemiptera ▼ Insect pests (plants/storage) ► Pests-diseases-weeds

Literature database
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Lygus rugulipennis (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Mick Talbot
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Lygus rugulipennis Poppius - (European tarnished plant bug)
is a common and polyphagous bug in Europe which attacks crops like strawberries, potatoes, cereals or alfalfa, causing malformations. The adults are about 5 mm long, the forewings have a densely pubescent corium. The colour is variable brown, gray, light green or almost black. It may complete several generations per year.

Vernacular names
• Deutsch:	Trübe Feldwanze Behaarte Wiesenwanze
• English:	European tarnished plant bug
• Español:	chinche de los prados

The literature database currently contains 61 publications for Lygus rugulipennis. (See box above/on left.)